Combined hoe and rake.



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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1910.

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ATTORNEYS 1|: NORRIS PEYERs co., WASHINGTON. n. c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT LEE MCKIBBIN, 0F CLAYTON, MISSOURI.

COMBINED HOE AND RAKE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT LEE McKinnnv, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Clayton, in the county of St. Louis and Stateof Missouri, have made certain new and useful Improvements in OombinedHoes and Rakes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in combined hoes and rakes and itconsists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements hereindescribed and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a combination tool having a rakemember on one side thereof and a hoe member on the other side, each ofsaid parts being capable of being folded back while the other is in use.

A further objectof my invention is to provide a novel form of mechanismby which both parts may be operated simultaneously, one part coming intooperative position, while the other part is folded back out of operativeposition.

A further object of my invention is to provide a handle havingrelatively movable parts by which the aforesaid operations can beelfected.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specificationand the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part ofthis application in which similar reference charactersdenote like partsin the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the deviceshowing the rake member in its extended position. Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal section through the device showing the hoe member in itsoperative position. Fig. 3 is a transverse section along the line 33 ofFig. 2, and Fig. 4C is a face View of the device when the hoe member isin operative position.

In carrying out my invention I provide a handle comprising the parts 1and 2. These parts are hollow as may be seen from Fig. 2. The part 1bears within it the main operating mechanism which is best shown inFigs. 2 and 3. This consists of an upper rack member 3 and a lower rackmember 4, both of said rack members being arranged to engage a commonpinion 5. The upper rack member 3 is slidably carried in guides 3 asshown in Fig. 3, while the lower rack Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 10, 1910.

Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

Serial No. 576,476.

member 4 is similarly carried in guides 1, both of these guides beingsecured to the interior of the handle section 1. The pinion 5 isjournaled in bearings 6 as shown in Fig. 3. Projecting upwardly througha slot 1 in the handle section 1 is an arm 3" which is integral with theupper rack member 3, while projecting downwardly through the slot 1 ofthe handle section 1 is an arm 4t which is integral with the lower rackmember 4:.

The rake member consists of two parts 7 and 8. These parts are pivotallysecured on a pin 9 projecting from the handle 1. Both of the rakesections are provided with teeth 10, and each has a large tooth 11 nearthe center as clearly shown in the figure. Pivotally secured to the rakesections 7 and 8, are the links 7 and 8 (see Fig. 1), these beingpivotally connected in turn with a link 12, which is pivotally connectedto the arm 3 which projects through the slot 1.

On the opposite side from the rake is the hoe member 13, which ispivotally connected at 1& to the handle section 1. A link 15 pivotallyconnects the hoe member 13 with the end of the arm 4E Referring now toFig. 2 it will be seen that there is a telescopic member 2 whichcomprises part of the handle. One end of the telescopic member 2 isconnected with the arm 1* while within the member 2 is a coil spring 16,which bears, at one end, on the closed end of the handle section 2, andat the other end on the closed end of the handle section 1. ithin thehollow handle section 2 is a spring 17 which bears a catch 18, on oneend, and is provided with a push pin 19, which projects through anopening 20 in the handle section 2. In the end of the handle section 1,is a similar opening 1", through which the member 18 is arranged tomove.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device theoperation thereof may be readily understood. If the device is to be usedas a hoe, the handle is grasped, and the end 1 of the handle sec tion isplaced on the ground. Now by grasping the handle section 2 it may beforced downwardly thereby causing a movement of the rack 4 in thedirect-ion indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2. The hoe member 13 will thenbe swung downwardly into operative position. The movement of the rack 4will cause the pivot 5 to revolve on its axis. This will move the rackmember 3 in the oppobringing either the hoe site direction soa'as tocause the rake sections to fold into theposition shown in Fig.

2. The device is held in this'position by means of the engagement of thelocking member 18 with the end of the handle section 1, the locking head18 having passed through the opening 1*. Now when it is desired to usethe rake, the push pin 19 is pushed inwardly, thereby disengaging thelocking head 18 from the end of the handle section 1, when the spiralspring will cause an outward movement of the handle section 2, therebybringing the folded rake sections into operative position.

The appearance of the tool from the front whenthe hoe is being used isthat shown in Fig. a, while Fig. 1 shows the positions of the: rakesections when the rake is being used. From Fig. 4L it will be seen thatthe two central teethv 11 of the rake are strengthened to providedigging members which may be used in the manner of a, grub hoe.

The device described above is of simple operation and as will be seen,the rake members are folded back into practical alinement with thehandle itself, thereby rendering the device compact and of convenientform for use as a hoe.

I claim:

1. In a combined hoe and rake, a handle,

a hoe member pivoted to said handle, a pair of rake members pivoted tosaid handle on theopposite side from the hoe and adapted to fold backinto position along the handle, and means for simultaneously bringingeither the hoe member or the rake members into operative position andfor folding the other member into inoperative position.

2. Ina combined hoe and rake, a hoe member pivoted to said handle, apair of rake members pivoted to said handle on the opposite side fromthe hoe and adapted to fold back into position along the handle,

means including a pair of racks and a commonpinion therefor, forsimultaneously member or the rake members into operative position andfor folding the other member into inoperative position.

a handle,

eszoos In a combined hoe and rake, a handle section, a second handlesection adapted to telescope the first mentioned section, a pivoted rakemember secured to the first mentioned section, a pivoted hoe membersocured to the opposite side of the first mentioned section, connectionsbetween said telescopic handle sectionandthe rake member for moving thelatter into and out of opera tive position, and means actuated by themovement of the telescopic handle section for simultaneouslymoving saidhoe member out of or into operative position.

at. In a combined hoe and rake, a handle comprising an inner and anouter section,

said inner section being slotted, a pair of racks and a common piniondisposed within said inner handle section, arms secured to said racksand arranged to project through said slots, a pair of 'pivotally mountedrake members, means connecting said rake members with one of said arms,a pivoted hoe member on the opposite side of the handle,

, member on'the opposite side of the handle,

means connecting said hoe member with the other of said arms, meansconnecting said outer section with one of said arms, a'spring carriedwithin'said outer handle section and adapted to bear on the end of'saidinner handle section and a spring locking means carried by said outerhandle section and adapted to lock said outer handle section in itsshifted position against the tension of said HERBERT LEE MoKIBBIN.Witnesses:

B. M. ABERNATHY, J. E. 'RUDLorr.

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Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, I Washington, D. C."

